Principles of Catholic moral life
By: edited by William E. May.
Contributors: May, William E., 1928-; Baum, William W.; Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Washington (D.C.)
Publisher: Franciscan Herald Press
Published: 1980
Place of publication: Chicago, IL
Language: eng
Number of pages: 446
Subjects: Christian ethics -- Catholic authors -- Congresses.
Description: In 1979 William Cardinal Baum and the Archdiocese of Washington sponsored a workshop on Principles of Catholic Moral Life at The Catholic University of America. The present volume contains the papers given at that workshop. The principal purpose of the workshop and of this volume is to present a substantive and comprehensive introduction to the basic principles upon which the Christian way of life, as understood by the Roman Catholic Church, is based. A secondary but nonetheless significant purpose of both the workshop and of this volume is to offer considered and intelligent criticism of some recent developments in Catholic moral thought, in particular the development of a consequentialist methodology in the determination of the morality of human acts.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Papers presented at a workshop held at Catholic University, June 17-21, 1979, sponsored by William Cardinal Baum and the Archdiocese of Washington.